Lawrence Hall, HSG
What Would Ol’ Doc
Adams Do?
“That’s right: Get a shot, have a beer”
-The President of the United States
Okay, I had the CV, and later on the two jabs, and as a condition
of service as a volunteer have the swab
run up my nose and out through my skull every week. I’m good. The CV was not my
choice, but the jabs and the swabs were, and I am reasonably sure they were the
right choices based on the first-hand recommendations of real people with real
medical qualifications.
Dr. InterNet does not have a voice in my health choices. Nor
does someone’s third-cousin who almost finished nurses’ aide school. Nor does a
purported doctor whose medical school’s name ends with “.com.”
However, my president feels that I and you are merely The
Little People, simpletons who must be coaxed with treats in order to do what he
thinks is good for us. He and Anheuser-Busch, a Belgian multi-national, have
colluded in offering each American a $5 gift certificate, good only for Anheuser-Busch
products, if we will take our medicine like good little girls and boys.
When I was a rug-rat Dr. Moore always gave me a lollipop
after I had a jab, assuring me, despite my screaming and crying and attempts at
escape, that I was a good, brave boy. My
Aunt Lola, Dr. Moore’s RN, would probably have given me a spanking for my
nonsense; she was made of sterner stuff.
We don’t get lollipops now. We’re adults. We make adult
choices without being offered shiny things.
In Florida they might offer you a cryptobeer. You can’t see
it, taste it, or touch it, but trust us, it’s real.
Maybe $20 of glass beads would work as well.
Other authorities offer raffle tickets, and there’s nothing
that says responsible medical care like raffle tickets.
Maybe the governor of Texas will offer a drawing for an AR
to swagger around with, only I’ll bet you can’t swagger into his house or workplace
with one.
Was Hunter Biden given a new laptop for his jab?
Did the two Trump boys receive new hunting rifles?
But in the end (actually, they give you the jab in the arm,
not the end), the one serious matter is this: should you take the jab? That’s not my call,
but neither is it Dr. InterNet’s. My one recommendation is that you should visit
face-to-face with a nurse-practitioner or medical doctor, speak your concerns,
and then listen. Listen. And then you must make an adult choice for yourself.
How to Get Free Beer if U.S. Vaccine Goal Is Reached
(newsweek.com)
Free beer, other new incentives for Biden's 'vaccine sprint'
- ABC News (go.com)
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